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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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