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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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