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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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