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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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