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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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