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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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