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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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