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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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