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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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