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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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