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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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