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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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