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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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