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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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