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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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