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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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