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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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