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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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