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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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