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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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