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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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