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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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