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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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