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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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