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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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