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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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