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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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