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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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