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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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