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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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