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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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