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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology enable learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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