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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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