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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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