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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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