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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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