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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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