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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology enable learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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