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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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