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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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