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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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