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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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