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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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