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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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