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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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