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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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