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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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