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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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