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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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