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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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