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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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