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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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