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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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