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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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