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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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