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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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