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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? 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 massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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