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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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