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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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