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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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