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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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