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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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