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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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