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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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