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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses 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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