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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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