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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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