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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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