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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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