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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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