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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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