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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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