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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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