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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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