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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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