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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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