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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores 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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