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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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