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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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