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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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