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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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