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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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