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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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