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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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