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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education enable learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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