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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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