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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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