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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are generally free for students 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 numerous issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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