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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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