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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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