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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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