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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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