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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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