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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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