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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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