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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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