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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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