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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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