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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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