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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the 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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