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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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