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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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