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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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