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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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