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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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