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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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