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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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