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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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