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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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