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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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