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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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