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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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