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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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