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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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