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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. People want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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