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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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