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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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