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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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