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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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