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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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