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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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