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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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