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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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