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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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