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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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