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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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