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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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