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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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