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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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