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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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