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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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