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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major 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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