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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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