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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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