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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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