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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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