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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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