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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education make it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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