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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the 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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