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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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