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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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