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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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