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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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