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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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