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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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