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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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