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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning enable humans all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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