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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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