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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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