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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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