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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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