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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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