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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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