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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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