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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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