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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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