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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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