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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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