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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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