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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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