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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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