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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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