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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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