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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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