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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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