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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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