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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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