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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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