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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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