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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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