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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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