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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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