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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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