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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies 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 stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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