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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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