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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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