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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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