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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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