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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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