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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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