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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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