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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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