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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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