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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are empowering students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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