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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning have enabled students all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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