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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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