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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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