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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the 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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