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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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