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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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