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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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