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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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