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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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