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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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