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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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