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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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