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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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