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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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