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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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