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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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