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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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