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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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