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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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