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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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