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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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