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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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