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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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