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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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