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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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