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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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