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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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