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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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