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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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