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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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