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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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