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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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