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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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