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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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