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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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