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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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