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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the 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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