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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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