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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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