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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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