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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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