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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand these open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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