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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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