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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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