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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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