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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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