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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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