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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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