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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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