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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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