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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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