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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning enable students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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