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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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