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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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