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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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