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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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