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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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