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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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