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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand these open education ventures. People want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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