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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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