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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that educators 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 massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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