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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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