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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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