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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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