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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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