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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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