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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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