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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the most important 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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