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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning enable learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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