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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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