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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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