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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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