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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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