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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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