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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning enable students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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