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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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