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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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