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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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