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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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