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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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