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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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