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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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