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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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