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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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