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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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