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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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