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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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