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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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