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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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