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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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