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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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