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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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