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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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