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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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