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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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