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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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