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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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