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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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