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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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