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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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