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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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