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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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