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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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