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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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