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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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