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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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