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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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