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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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