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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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