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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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