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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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