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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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