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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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