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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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