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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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