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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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