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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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