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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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