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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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