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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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