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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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