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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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