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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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