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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What 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 teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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