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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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