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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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