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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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