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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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