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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology enable humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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