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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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