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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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