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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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