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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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