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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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