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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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