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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure 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 massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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