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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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