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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers 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 evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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