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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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