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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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