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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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