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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning are enabling students all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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