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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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