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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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