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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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