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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education enable humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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