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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning enable students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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