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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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