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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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