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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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