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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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