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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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