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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning enable students all over the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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