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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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