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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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