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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education enable learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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