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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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