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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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