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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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