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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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