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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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