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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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