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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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