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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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