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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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