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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines 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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