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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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