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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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