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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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