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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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