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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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