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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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