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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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