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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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