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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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