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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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