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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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