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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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