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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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