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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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