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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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