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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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