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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology enable students in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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