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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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