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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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