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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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