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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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