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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. New changes in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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