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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business 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 issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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