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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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