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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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