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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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