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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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