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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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