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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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