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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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