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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key 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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