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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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