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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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