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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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