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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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