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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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