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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions 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 manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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