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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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