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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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