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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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