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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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