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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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