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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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