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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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