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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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