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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology enable students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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