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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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