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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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