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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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