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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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