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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology make it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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