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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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