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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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