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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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