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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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