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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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