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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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