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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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