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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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