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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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