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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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