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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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