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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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