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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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