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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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