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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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