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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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