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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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