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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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