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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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