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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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