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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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