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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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