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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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