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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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