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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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