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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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