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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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