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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning enable humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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