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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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