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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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