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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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