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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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