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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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