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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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