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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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