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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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