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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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