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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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