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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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