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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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