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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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