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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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