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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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