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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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