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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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