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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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