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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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