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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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