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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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