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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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