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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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