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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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