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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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