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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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