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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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