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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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