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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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