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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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