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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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