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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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