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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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