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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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