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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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