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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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