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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning are empowering learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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