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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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