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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand these important new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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