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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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