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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What 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 organizations handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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