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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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