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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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