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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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