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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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