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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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