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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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