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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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