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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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