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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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