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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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