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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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