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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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