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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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