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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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