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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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