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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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