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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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