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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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