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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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