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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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