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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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