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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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