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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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