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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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