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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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