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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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