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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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