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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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