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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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