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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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