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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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