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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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