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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand these new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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