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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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