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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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