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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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