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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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