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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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