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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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