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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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