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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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