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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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